Jakhiya / Spider Flower
Cleome gynandra
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- May-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cleome gynandra
- Genus
- Cleome
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Weed of waste places and cultivated fields
- Habitat type
- Cultivated, Wasteland
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, New world tropics
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Capparaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Jakhiya, Safed Hulhul, Parhar
- Tamil
- Taivelai, Nalvelai, Velai
- Telugu
- Vaminta, Thella Vamita, Thivezhai
- Kannada
- ಕಿಲೋಣಿ Kiloni, Kirikaala, ಮಾಂಬಳ್ಳಿ Maamballi gida
- Marathi
- पांढरी तिलवन Pandhari Tilvan, Kanphodi, Mabli
About Jakhiya
Spider Flower (Cleome gynandra) is a herb belonging to the Capparaceae family (Caper Family). It is typically found in weed of waste places and cultivated fields. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, New world tropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-April. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Jakhiya belongs to the Capparaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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